Epidemiology of giardiasis and assemblages A and B and effects on diarrhea and growth trajectories during the first 8 years of life: Analysis of a birth cohort in a rural district in tropical Ecuador.

• Main Authors: Tannya Sandoval-Ramírez (Author), Victor Seco-Hidalgo (Author), Evelyn Calderon-Espinosa (Author), Diana Garcia-Ramon (Author), Andrea Lopez (Author), Manuel Calvopiña (Author), Irene Guadalupe (Author), Martha Chico (Author), Rojelio Mejia (Author), Irina Chis Ster (Author), Philip J Cooper (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>There are limited longitudinal data on the acquisition of Giardia lamblia infections in childhood using molecular assays to detect and type assemblages, and measure effects of infections on diarrhea risk and childhood growth.<h4>Methods</h4>We analysed stoo...